Book 1: Chapter 10: Bravery and Experience Experiment

Book 1: Chapter 10: Bravery and Experience Experiment

About twenty minutes of slowly moving through the forest had passed until Sophie suddenly looked into the distance and whispered, Over that way. I can feel at least one of them.

Lone nodded and crouched down. Lets investigate then. If theres too many, do you think you can teleport us out?

Before leaving the beach Lone had confirmed with her that with her Teleportation skill, she could, in fact, teleport more than just herself.

This would be critical for both escaping and attacking if she used it right, Lone thought.

Y-Yeah. Although her soft voice trembled, there was resolve in her expression.

Lone nodded and tightened his grip on the wooden spear in his hands. Sophie, likewise, copied him with her dagger.N0v3lTr0ve served as the original host for this chapter's release on N0v3l--B1n.

The two trod carefully through the thicket as they approached the goblin Sophie had sensed, being extra careful to produce as little sound as they could.

An easy task for Sophie but a difficult one for Lone considering the volume of his nine tails. Still, they managed as best as they could.

As soon as they were roughly five metres away from the creature, Sophie whispered, Theres more of them. T-Ten in total No big ones though.

As soon as she said that one of the ugly, green-skinned beasts turned its head in their direction and began sniffing wildly.

'Shit. Even with the new clothes, they can still smell us. Must have noses like dogs to pick us out over their own stenches. Well, ten normal ones is within the realm of possibility given we have the element of surprise,' Lone thought rapidly.

Not wanting to lose the advantage they currently held of being undetected, he decisively threw his wooden spear at the goblin who was furiously sniffing the air as it looked their way.

With a pain-filled cry, the monster slumped over with the spear impaling its chest. Yes! I half expected to miss with my chicken arms. It was worth it practising on the trees during my time on wat-

The host has developed the passive skill: Throwing Mastery.

Passive skill: Throwing Mastery

A skill that allows the host to throw items with more accuracy and speed.

All items thrown by the host will be thrown 5% more accurately and with 5% more speed.

Cost:N/A Mastery:Beginner Level 1

I got that now and not when I threw my spear at the palm trees? Why? Lone questioned though he had no time to ponder over the matter right now.

Lone, instead, focused his mind and used his Creation Magic to make a new spear, this one simpler and a bit smaller than the one hed just thrown. He didnt have much time since the goblins were starting to panic and search for their attacker.

Many such items exist on Altros.

The host has a great understanding of the item but does not know anything regarding its construction. 750 base MP cost. 375 additional MP has been consumed to compensate for the lack of knowledge.

1,125 total MP has been consumed to create the item: [Basic Wooden Spear].

Thought so. It was the fact that the spear from the game not existing on the planet that screwed me. Just like with the clothes, I save a flat 5,000 MP by thinking about already being a thing here on Altros, Lone internally commented as he held his new weapon tightly.

"Remember what I said earlier," he whispered to Sophie as he looked at the other nine goblins who were frantically searching for him in the bushes of the surrounding vegetation. "Your teleportation is our strongest weapon."

"M-Mmm..." Sophie weakly nodded her head.

Lone gently placed a hand on her shoulder and said, "I want you to teleport right next to the two in the back. See them?"

"Y-Yeah..." Sophie replied hesitantly.

Thanks, he said as he began draining his MP rapidly to speed up the passive healing.

I-Its fine, she replied as her cheeks flushed with a tinge of red.

With that out of the way, Lone finally took a moment to look at the system notifications which had flashed across his eyes during that tense battle.

Thankfully, it seemed that they could be dismissed and read at a later point in time, something Lone didnt doubt would be incredibly helpful for battles in the future.

If only Id noticed when I was getting fucked up by that boar, haha, he thought.

Congratulations! The host's passive skill [Physical Pain Resistance] has levelled up! It is now Intermediate Level 1.

Congratulations! The host's passive skill [Physical Pain Resistance] has levelled up! It is now Intermediate Level 2.

Congratulations! The host's unique skill [Basic Regeneration] has levelled up! It is now Beginner Level 6.

Congratulations! The host's unique skill [Basic Regeneration] has levelled up! It is now Beginner Level 7.

'So Intermediate is the next stage after Beginner? I wonder what difference does it make? I kind of felt like I could ignore the pain from my injuries a lot more easily... I guess its just a raw increase?' Lone commented internally.

Passive skill: Spear Mastery

A skill that allows the host to wield spears with a basic level of competence.

All spears used by the host will pierce their targets 5% more easily.

Cost:N/A Mastery:Beginner Level 1

'Finally, an offensive-based skill...It's not much and according to Growth Accelerator it isnt my ideal weapon, but hopefully, it helps me enough to make a difference...' Lone thought to himself before he asked the system to show him his status.

Status

Name:Lone ImmortusSex:Male Age:24Level:17 [+10] Species:FoxkinRank:I Race:Golden Foxkin HP:523/560 [+90]SP:281/2,350 [+150] MP:0/4,080 [+50] Basic Stats Strength:29 [+5]Vigour:235 [+15] Dexterity:64 [+10]Agility:70 [+8] Vitality:56 [+9]Luck:53 Bonus Stats Charm:72Charisma:40 Magic Power:408 [+5]

'So the non-physical stats didn't change at all except for magic power? Guess Golbins ain't very charming or charismatic. Less so than a boar. Funny that...' Lone concluded with a bit of disappointment.

He wanted to know as much about this world, how it worked and the same for his powers as soon as possible to ensure both his and Sophie's continuous survival.

At that point, a bit of a headache started to form in Lones mind. He winced and stopped pouring MP into his Basic Regeneration, only now realising hed emptied out his tank as stated in his status.

Congratulations! The host's passive skill [Mental Pain Resistance] has levelled up! It is now Beginner Level 2.

Yeah, I fuckin deserve that, he chuckled internally as he endured the new type of pain. At least Im almost fully healed now if nothing else.

"Well, Soph, we should probably go back to the beach now. I'm a bit exhausted and I have a pounding headache after using all of my MP accidentally," Lone said with a short laugh.

Sophie nodded immediately. Clearly, she too was worried about Lone's condition.

With that thought in mind, the two gathered the makeshift and broken weapons of the dead goblins. Lone also stored the corpses themselves so they wouldnt be discovered by their kin.

Once that was done, they returned to their small camp at the island's beach. As soon as they were back, almost immediately, Lone fell asleep from his physical and mental fatigue.

It had been a short day yet a very productive and informative one.